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February 16, 2018 News Release

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ICC Should Investigate Forced Displacement of Tawerghans

Make-shift tent camp in Qararet al-Qatef for forcibly displaced residents of Tawergha who are blocked from returning to their hometown by militias from Misrata, Qararet al-Qatef, Libya, February 10, 2018. © 2018 Emad Ergeha
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People displaced in the conflict between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Myanmar military for the control of an amber mine pass their time at a Christian church in Tanai township, Kachin state, Myanmar June 16, 2017.
February 6, 2018 News Release

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Base Immigration Policies on Facts Not Fear

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Government Pledge to Investigate Forced Evictions a Positive Step

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January 23, 2018 News Release

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January 18, 2018 News Release

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December 11, 2017 News Release

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Burma, Bangladesh Need to Redraft Agreement, Involve UN

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December 3, 2017 Witness

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The Stories From People With Disabilities Who Have Endured Humanitarian crises

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November 24, 2017 Commentary

Going home is their right

But it’s not safe for Rohingya refugees, yet

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November 14, 2017 News Release

Burma: Army Report Whitewashes Ethnic Cleansing

International Inquiry, Accountability Needed for Justice for Rohingya

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November 7, 2017 News Release

Rohingya Crisis: 10 Principles for Protecting Refugees

Keep Bangladesh Border Open; No Forced Returns to Burma

A group of Rohingya refugees cross a canal after travelling over the Bangladesh-Burma border in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 1, 2017.
November 7, 2017 Fact Sheet

Ten Principles for Protecting Refugees and Internally Displaced People Arising from Burma’s Rohingya Crisis

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